At one point it became a swap meet and the facade of the building was covered. After the riots burned the building, you could see the marquee and the P sign. Behind the P were lights that flashed on and off. I went to the children’s film matinees during the summer in the ‘70s. Remember Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and Pippi Longstocking the most. It was already run down by then. We named our neighborhood association Picfair Village after it.
At one point it became a swap meet and the facade of the building was covered. After the riots burned the building, you could see the marquee and the P sign. Behind the P were lights that flashed on and off. I went to the children’s film matinees during the summer in the ‘70s. Remember Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and Pippi Longstocking the most. It was already run down by then. We named our neighborhood association Picfair Village after it.